This month Bridesmaids will be celebrating its ten year anniversary, a modern commercial and critical hit.
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REVIEW: Chino Moya’s ‘Undergods’ (2021) is a Humorously Bleak Sci-fi Warning of a Future Already Here
Undergods firmly wants you to feel every inch of its bizarre horror landscape of a future that might not only be around the corner but is already here.
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REVIEW: In Series Four, ‘Search Party’ Returns to Its Roots
Seeing the characters so inverted brings the show back to its roots, but this time viewers know both sides of the story from the start.
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REVIEW: Brea Grant’s Frenetically Fun Dark Horror Comedy ‘12 Hour Shift’ (2020) Flies Past
Grant’s film treads a fine line of stone-faced humour, exploitation, and bloody violence, but a female centric cast and memorable performances make this an energetic and curious calling card
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REVIEW: ‘Anything for Jackson’ (2020) is a Delightfully Twisted Horror With Real Charm
Featuring a demonic contortionist that will make you scream, Dyck’s swerve into the horror genre is well worth an evening’s sacrifice.
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SNL at (and on) 45: The Heat Death of Satire
If you measure the success of a satire in the direct annoyance of its target, then SNL may be top of the pile, (but) satire is not for the leaders; it is for the people.
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REVIEW: Summerland (2020) is a “A Queer Comedy with Humor and Heart”
Directing duo Kurtis David Harder and Noah Kentis, known together as Lankyboy, have always dreamed of making a coming of age road trip film. Their dreams came true with the release of their feature debut Summerland (2020), a queer comedy with equal parts humor and heart. With an upbeat soundtrack, desert scenes, and a Coachella-esque music festival, the film has all the ingredients to make a fun movie that’s perfect for this time of year.
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Now That’s What I Call Kino #4 – The Absurdity of the Cold War Conflict in One, Two, Three (1961)
At the start of Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond’s screenplay, the title page reads “This piece must be played molto furiouso, suggested speed: 110 miles an hour – on the curves – 140 miles an hour in the straightaways.” Having adapted Ferenc Molnar’s Hungarian one-act play of the same name, One, Two, Three (1961) was…
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Between the Lines: How Comedy Tells a Story Throughout the ‘Hot Fuzz’ (2007) Screenplay
Edgar Wright films are recognised for their intelligent use of visual comedy and snappy editing styles, where Hot Fuzz is rich with both.
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Review: ‘After Life’ Season Two is a Realistic and Heart-Wrenching Exploration of Loss and Grief
Ricky Gervais is responsible for some of the most iconic British comedic series of modern times. He’s the genius behind Extras, Derek, and of course, The Office. So, when he announced the arrival of After Life season one, there was obviously a lot of buzz around it, but nobody anticipated what was to follow.
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